CVE-2021-4191
mediumpriority · attend · 59EPSS 0.800 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting versions 13.0 to 14.6.5, 14.7 to 14.7.4, and 14.8 to 14.8.2. Private GitLab instances with restricted sign-ups may be vulnerable to user enumeration to unauthenticated users through the GraphQL API.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- auxiliary/scanner/http/gitlab_graphql_user_enumGitLab GraphQL API User Enumerationfunctional · metasploit
- Adelittle/CVE-2021-4191_ExploitsAdelittle/CVE-2021-4191_ExploitsPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (9)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-gitlab-2021-41912024-03-06vendor · osvUS
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting versions 13.0 to 14.6.5, 14.7 to 14.7.4, and 14.8 to 14.8.2. Private GitLab instances with restricted sign-ups may be vulnerable to user enumeration to unauthenticated users through the GraphQL API.
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://about.gitlab.com/releases/2022/02/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-14-8-2-released/Patchcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-4191/cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-4191.jsoncnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/343898cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1089609cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.0840cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022022801cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-4191.jsonenisa_euvd
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